Forgive Her, Toyin Abraham Begs Fans to Stop Trolling Abike Shugaa

Nollywood actress Toyin Abraham has appealed to her supporters, popularly known as “Toyin Titans,” to stop attacking her former protégé, Pelumi Olawuni, known as Abike Shugaa, amid their ongoing public fallout.

In a short video shared on Snapchat on Monday, the actress urged fans to embrace forgiveness and move on from the controversy that has dominated social media conversations in recent days.

“Please, to everybody, it’s okay. Please forgive her,” Abraham said, pausing intermittently as she addressed her followers directly.

She acknowledged that anger is a natural human reaction but stressed the need for restraint.

“There is no one that cannot get angry. Even Jesus was angry… let everything slide. This is a new week. Toyin Titans, no distractions, please,” she added.

The actress also called for a shift in focus, hinting at upcoming projects and a busy release schedule.

“We have a big task ahead of us. We have a lot of YouTube movies coming, and we have a bigger task ahead of us in December,” she said.

Abraham further reflected on past controversies, referencing a period during which she faced intense online backlash after supporting President Bola Tinubu.

“For those asking why I didn’t spill the tea in 2023 and 2024… they were bashing me that period, they wanted to kill me,” she said.

She, however, suggested that the experience with Abike Shugaa and recent feedback had reshaped her approach to relationships and boundaries.

“You said create boundaries, I will create boundaries. You said I should stop helping people, no problem. I have learnt my lesson, her too has learnt hers. Let it slide, let us change the topic,” she added.

Her plea comes amid fresh developments involving Abike, who disclosed on Sunday that she received a privacy-related notice from YouTube over a video detailing the dispute.

According to the notice, the platform flagged specific timestamps for potential privacy concerns, giving her the option to edit or remove the content before further review. No strike or penalty has been issued so far.

Abike, in a sarcastic response, mocked what she suggested was a coordinated effort by critics to mass-report the video.

The rift between Toyin and Abike became public after the influencer released a lengthy video recounting their relationship, from mentorship and early career support to a breakdown marked by allegations of control, betrayal, and threats, claims the actress has denied.

In a lengthy video uploaded on YouTube last Friday with now over 100k views, Influencer Abike, born Pelumi Olawuni, laid out her story step-by-step, from her early struggles to the eventual breakdown, insisting she was finally ready to speak.

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Tensions escalated when she accepted a PR package from Funke Akindele for her “A Tribe Called Judah”, a decision she claimed to have communicated beforehand, and she was permitted to support colleagues at the cinema for a brief period.

While Abike insisted she was telling her side of the story after years of silence, Abraham declined a detailed rebuttal, maintaining she would not engage in public disputes.